title: [Pheochromocytoma in black Africa. Report of 9 cases].
abstract: Pheochromocytoma exists in black African countries with the same frequency observed in other places. The characteristics of our series of nine patients are the followings: an average age of 19, 6 years old, a sex-ratio of 1, 25, a paroxysmal high blood pressure for six patients, no MEN neither malignant tumors, the measures of V.M.A. done positively eight times, a retropneumoperitoneum scan, seven arteriographies, three echographies which were consistently positive, one death post surgery by collapsus consecutive to tumor excision, only one contralateral recurrence and positive followings in all other cases.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie générale, CHU de Treichville, Côte-d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: N'Guessan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Keli
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Casanelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yapo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yakpa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadio-Richard
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koffi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: N'Dri
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cornet
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012744:Sex Ratio
vernacular_title: Le phéochromocytome en Afrique noire. A propos d'une série de 9 observations.